diff --git a/src/networkd.c b/src/networkd.c
index 982781e0d..23798376c 100644
--- a/src/networkd.c
+++ b/src/networkd.c
@@ -1493,12 +1493,16 @@ _netplan_networkd_write_wait_online(const NetplanState* np_state, const char* ro
          */
         if (!(def->optional || def->activation_mode)) {
             // Check if we have any IP configuration
+            // bond and bridge members will never ask for link-local addresses (see above)
             struct address_iter* addr_iter = _netplan_netdef_new_address_iter(def);
-            gboolean any_ips =    _netplan_address_iter_next(addr_iter) != NULL
+            gboolean routable =   _netplan_address_iter_next(addr_iter) != NULL
                                || netplan_netdef_get_dhcp4(def)
-                               || netplan_netdef_get_dhcp6(def)
-                               || netplan_netdef_get_link_local_ipv4(def)
-                               || netplan_netdef_get_link_local_ipv6(def);
+                               || netplan_netdef_get_dhcp6(def);
+            gboolean degraded =   (   netplan_netdef_get_link_local_ipv4(def)
+                                   && !(netplan_netdef_get_bond_link(def) || netplan_netdef_get_bridge_link(def)))
+                               || (   netplan_netdef_get_link_local_ipv6(def)
+                                   && !(netplan_netdef_get_bond_link(def) || netplan_netdef_get_bridge_link(def)));
+            gboolean any_ips = routable || degraded;
             _netplan_address_iter_free(addr_iter);
 
             // no matching => single physical interface, ignoring non-existing interfaces
diff --git a/tests/generator/test_args.py b/tests/generator/test_args.py
index b48291a36..291d164fa 100644
--- a/tests/generator/test_args.py
+++ b/tests/generator/test_args.py
@@ -134,9 +134,20 @@ def test_systemd_generator(self):
       optional: true
     lo:
       addresses: ["127.0.0.1/8", "::1/128"]
+  vlans:
+    eth99.42:
+      link: eth99
+      id: 42
+      link-local: [ipv4, ipv6] # this is ignored for bridge-members
+    eth99.43:
+      link: eth99
+      id: 43
+      link-local: []
+      addresses: [10.0.0.2/24]
   bridges:
     br0:
-      dhcp4: true''')
+      dhcp4: true
+      interfaces: [eth99.42, eth99.43]''')
         outdir = os.path.join(self.workdir.name, 'out')
         os.mkdir(outdir)
 
@@ -167,12 +178,13 @@ def test_systemd_generator(self):
         override = os.path.join(service_dir, 'systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.d', '10-netplan.conf')
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(override))
         with open(override, 'r') as f:
+              # eth99 does not exist on the system, so will not be listed
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), '''[Unit]
 ConditionPathIsSymbolicLink=/run/systemd/generator/network-online.target.wants/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=
-ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd-wait-online -i br0:degraded -i lo:carrier\n''')  # eth99 does not exist on the system
+ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd-wait-online -i eth99.43:degraded -i br0:degraded -i lo:carrier -i eth99.42:carrier\n''')
 
         # should be a no-op the second time while the stamp exists
         out = subprocess.check_output([generator, '--root-dir', self.workdir.name, outdir, outdir, outdir],